Hometown: I was born in Seminole, Florida, located on the Gulf Coast of Florida by Indian Rocks Beach.

Therapeutic Interests: developmental trauma, anxiety, life transitions, marital challenges, infidelity, relational concerns, loss, grief, and depression

Education: Masters of Arts in Accounting from University of Florida (1993), High School Math Teacher Certification from Valencia College Educator Prep Institute (2007), Certificate of Spiritual Direction from NewWay Ministries (2016) and Masters of Arts Counseling from Reformed Theological Seminary (2019)

Work History: Coopers & Lybrand Public Accounting firm as Audit Sr. Associate, Walt Disney Imagineering as Senior Financial Analyst, Fluke Family Mom of two boys as Head of People Operations, Boone High School as Algebra 2 Math Teacher, The College Map as a College Counselor, Agape Counseling Center as a Registered Mental Health Counseling Intern

Therapeutic Modalities: Eclectic mix of Person-centered, Interpersonal Neurobiology, Psychodynamic, Attachment theory, EMDR, and story work

Counseling Style: relational, reflective, connecting, and wanting to be a laboratory of sorts for relational experiments that allow you to practice withness and experience and practice attunement, containment and repair

Hobbies: growing, propagating and sharibg plants, yoga, reading, exercise, and being with my two adult sons, Matthew & Parker, and my husband, Bill

Current areas of focus: the study of shame, healthy sexuality and leading “practicing withness” groups